Utah / Department of Transportation / Executive Secretary
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
6 employees hold this title in Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $66,162, below the department median of $74,431.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Utah, the median wage for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants — about 5,440 people — is $61,130. Department of Transportation pays a median base salary of $37,908 for this role, 38% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants across every employer in Utah, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Transportation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants — about 459,910 people — is $76,590. Department of Transportation’s median base salary is 51% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Utah range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 5 of 8 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Transportation is $56,413, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Executive Secretary is held in 10 Utah departments. In Department of Transportation, the median of $66,162 ranks #1 of 10.
Median total compensation for the Executive Secretary role in other Utahdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 13 jurisdictions. In Utah, the median of $49,345 ranks #8 of 13. See Executive Secretary across all of Utah →
Median total compensation for comparable Executive Secretary roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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Executive Secretary/Department of Transportation
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Shawna Starley works as a Executive Secretary for Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. Shawna earned $80,448 in 2019.
Executive Secretary/Department of Transportation
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At Department of Transportation, Cristina Cibrian serves as a Executive Secretary within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $72,739.
Executive Secretary/Department of Transportation
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At Department of Transportation, Stephenie Johnson serves as a Executive Secretary within DOT Support Services. Their 2019 pay totaled $69,319.
Executive Secretary/Department of Transportation
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At Department of Transportation, Taylor Josie serves as a Executive Secretary within DOT Engineering Services. Their 2019 pay totaled $63,005.
Executive Secretary/Department of Transportation
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Whitney Bentz works as a Executive Secretary for Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. Whitney earned $35,632 in 2018.
Executive Secretary/Department of Transportation
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Amy Nielson holds the role of Executive Secretary at Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. In 2018, their total compensation was $21,253.